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单词 -oid
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-oid


a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives and nouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicated by the preceding element): alkaloid; anthropoid; cardioid; cuboid; lithoid; ovoid; planetoid.
Compare -ode1.

Origin of -oid

<Greek -oeidēs, equivalent to -o--o- + -eidēs having the form of, derivative of eîdos form

Words nearby -oid

Ohrmazd, “Oh! Susanna”, ohv, Oi, OIC, -oid, -oidea, oidiomycin, oidium, oik, oil
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British Dictionary definitions for -oid

-oid

suffix forming adjectives, suffix forming nouns

indicating likeness, resemblance, or similarityanthropoid

Word Origin for -oid

from Greek -oeidēs resembling, form of, from eidos form
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Medical definitions for -oid

-oid

suff.

Resembling; one that resembles:cancroid.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for -oid

-oid

A suffix meaning “like” or “resembling,” as in ellipsoid, a geometric solid that resembles an ellipse.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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